Credits : 2

Prerequisites : CE205

Compulsory/Optional : Optional

Aim(s)
To introduce watershed planning and management approaches, specifically in terms of soil and water management.
Intended Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of the course, the students should be able to; Appraise and use of water management modelling concepts and integrated water management principles. Formulate and analyse a management problem in a given water management system. Implement catchment conservation practices.
Course content/Course description
Basics of integrated river basin management: IRBM Principles, concept of integration, socio-economic and environmental consideration, institutional arrangement, participatory approach and decentralization Status of water resources: Surface water and groundwater supplies, catchments management, climate/hydrological changes, water pollution and health Management of water resources: Demand forecasting and management, water use efficiency, water conservation, treatment and reuse, risk management Decision support for planning and management: Water resources systems analysis, linear programming, dynamic programming, simulation in resource allocation and management Policies and goals: Water policy and national goals, water law, water rights and ownership, public awareness and education Catchment conservation: Soil conservation, sediment yield, sediment modeling, pollution in catchments, water quality control
Recommended Texts
Loucks, DP and Van Beek, E 2005, Water Resources Systems Planning and Management: An Introduction to Methods, Models and Applications, UNESO, France.